Republican Weekly Address

George Wenschhof



Representative Eric Cantor (R-Va.) calls for an extension of the tax cuts for the wealthy, along with the others, claiming raising taxes on the weallthy would cost jobs.

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Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Romney Should Release Taxes Says Senator Charles Shumer (D-NY) on MSNBC "Morning Joe" - "Everyday Mitt Romney has to talk about tax returns is a bad day for him and a good day for Democrats. You know they're trying to focus this on Harry Reid, there's an 800 pound elephant in the room, It's called unreleased taxes."  You can read more here.

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Obama Leads Romney 51% - 41%, in a new national poll released by PEW Research Center.  Mitt Romney's unfavorable rating was at 52% and his favorability rating was only 37%.  You can read more here.

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U.S. Employers Add 163,000 Jobs in July - highest figure in five months.  Fed is unlikely to take action with unemplyment at 8.3%.  You can read more here.

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Portman Still Favored as Romney VP Pick - Rob Portman, the U.S. Senator from Ohio, a critical swing state, remains the likely choice for Mitt Romney.  Romney is expected to name his pick soon as the Republican Party national convention nears.  You can read more here.

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Porn Star Jenna Jameson Endorses Romney - her reason?  "When you're rich, you want a Republican in office."  You can read more here.

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Royal Bank of Scotland Announces $3 Billion Loss  - in the first half of this year.  The bank received a bail out from England, which now owns 82% of the bank.  The bank is also under investigation for rigging the Libor international interest rate.  You can read more here.

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Obama Campaign Airs New Spanish speaking Ad



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Jobless Claims Rise Slightly - the Labor Department reported initial claims for last week rose by 8,000 to 353,000.  You can read more here.

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Knight Capital Group Loses $440 Million on Erroneous Trading - the firm is seeking financing after what they say were loses as a result of a software bug.  You can read more here. 

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Rep. Laura Richardson  (D-Calf.) Reprimanded By House For Ethics Violations - for using House resources for personal purposes and pressuring staff to work for her campaign.  The House Ehtics committee also recommended a $10,000 fine.  You can read more here.

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Kofi Annan Resigns as U.N. Special Envoy To Syria - the former U.N. Secretary General made the announcement as battles between rebels and the Assad government continue in Aleppo and Damascus.  You can read more here.

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U.S. To Give Syria $12 in Humanitarian Aid - the total is now $76 million.  You can read more here.

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Reports Indicate U.S. Providing Non-Lethal Aid to Rebels - $25 Million has been provided for communications to the rebels from the C.I.A. and other U.S. agencies.  You can read more here.

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Latest Obama Campaign Ad To Air in Swing States



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Obama Leads Romney in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania - A new NY Times/CBS News/Quinnipiac poll shows President Obama leading Pennsylvania by 11 points and Florida and Ohio by 6 points.  You can read more here.

When looking at the electoral map, Mitt Romney must win Florida to win the election in November. 

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Obama Campaigns in Ohio Today - The President will travel to the cities of Mansfield and Akron to attend two campaign rallies.  You can read more here.

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Cruz Backed By Tea Party, Wins in Texas - Ted Cruz easily beat Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, who had been backed by Governor Perry, demonstarting the tea party is alive and well in Texas.  Cruz is expected to win the senate seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchinson.  You can read more here.

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Congressional Leaders Reach Agreement To Fund Government Through Early 2013 - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced a deal had been reached.  You can read more here.

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Democrats Battle To Regain House an Uphill Climb - Democrats need to win a net gain of 25 seats to regain a majority of the House.  While, it is likely Democrats will pick up House seats in the November elections, it appears they will fall short regaining a majority.  You can read more here.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta in Israel - Leon Panetta is meeting today with Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak and President Shimon Peres as part of a week long trip to the Middle East and Africa. You can read more here.

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